DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-62,786

SPRINGS GLOBAL US, INC.
SPRINGS DIRECT DIVISION
CORPORATE SUPPORT GROUP
LANCASTER, SOUTH CAROLINA

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
to Apply for Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
USC 2273), as amended, the Department of Labor herein presents
the results of its investigation regarding certification of
eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility to apply for Trade Adjustment
Assistance, the group eligibility requirements in either
paragraph (a)(2)(A) or (a)(2)(B) of Section 222 of the Trade Act
must be met. It is determined in this case that the requirements
of (a)(2)(B) of Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on February 1, 2008 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Springs Global US, Inc., Springs Direct Division,
Corporate Support Group, Lancaster, South Carolina. The workers
are engaged in production estimation, production scheduling,
distribution, logistics, and operational services.
Employment at the subject firm declined between January 31,
2007 and January 31, 2008.
The Department has determined that the subject worker group
is in support of production at Springs Global US, Inc., Formerly
Springs Industries, Grace Complex, Lancaster, South Carolina.
The decline in employment at the subject firm is related to
a shift in production and increased imports of textile products.
Workers of Springs Global US, Inc., Formerly Springs Industries,
Grace Complex, Lancaster, South Carolina, were certified
eligible to apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance (TA-W-61,258)
based on a shift in production and increased imports of articles
like or directly competitive with the finished fabrics, bed
sheets, and pillowcases produced at the Grace Complex plant.
In accordance with Section 246 the Trade Act of 1974 (26
USC 2813), as amended, the Department of Labor herein presents
the results of its investigation regarding certification of
eligibility to apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance
(ATAA) for older workers.
In order for the Department to issue a certification of
eligibility to apply for ATAA, the group eligibility
requirements of Section 246 of the Trade Act must be met. The
Department has determined in this case that the requirements of
Section 246 have been met.
A significant number of workers at the firm are age 50 or
over and possess skills that are not easily transferable given
the employment situation in the local area. Competitive
conditions within the industry are adverse.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with finished fabrics, bed sheets,
and pillowcases produced by Springs Global US, Inc., Formerly
Springs Industries, Grace Complex, Lancaster, South Carolina
contributed importantly to the total or partial separation of
workers and to the decline in sales or production at that firm
or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I
make the following certification:


"All workers of Springs Global US, Inc., Springs Direct
Division, Corporate Support Group, Lancaster, South
Carolina, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after January 31, 2007 through two years
from the date of certification are eligible to apply for
adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of
1974, and are also eligible to apply for alternative trade
adjustment assistance under Section 246 of the Trade Act of
1974."
Signed in Washington, D. C., this 14th day of February 2008

/s/Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance